Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00348543
Prophylactic Laser Treatment of Drusen Maculopathy
Prophylactic Laser Treatment of Drusen Maculopathy in Age-related Macular Degeneration.
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 150 (planned)
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Linkoeping · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 55 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
To study the effect of mild laser treatment on the incidence of exudative complications in soft drusen maculopathy. We hypothesise that mild laser treatment causing a proliferation of the retinal pigment epithelium and enhancing the capacity of clearing drusen material from Bruch's membrane.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | laser treatment |
Timeline
- Start date
- 1999-12-01
- Completion
- 2006-10-01
- First posted
- 2006-07-04
- Last updated
- 2011-08-05
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Sweden
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